[jQuery] Append option to section list

[jQuery] Append option to section list


I would like to know how to append a new option to a select list. I
would also need to retreive the option value and value between the
<option></option> tags, and create a new option:
<select name="non_academic" id="non_academic">
<option value=""></option>
<option value="19368">ghhfh</option>
<option value="19369">test</option>
<option value="19370">test</option>
</select>
I would like to be able to insert something like <option
value="19371">test2</option> Both 19371 and test2 would be pulled from
variables that have been set. Is this possible?
I looked at the prepend and append option, but I was unsure how to
achieve this.
Thanks!